Evidence for Retrovirus and Paramyxovirus Infection of Multiple Bat Species in China

Evidence for Retrovirus and Paramyxovirus Infection of Multiple Bat Species in China

Bats are recognized reservoirs for many emerging zoonotic viruses of public health importance. Identifying and cataloguing the viruses of bats is a logical approach to evaluate the range of potential zoonoses of bat origin. We characterized the fecal pathogen microbiome of both insectivorous and fru...

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Main Authors: Lihong Yuan, Min Li, Linmiao Li, Corina Monagin, Aleksei A. Chmura, Bradley S. Schneider, Jonathan H. Epstein, Xiaolin Mei, Zhengli Shi, Peter Daszak, Jinping Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-05-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
bat
metagenomics
hipposideridae
pathogens
viral emergence
virome
zoonoses
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/6/5/2138

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